PřF:Bi8260 Human variability - Course Information
Bi8260 Variability and adaptability of human population
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Václav Vančata, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Malina, DrSc.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D. - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- Bi8260/01: Tue 15:00–16:50 Bp1, P. Urbanová, V. Vančata
Bi8260/02: Mon 10:00–11:50 PBZ,01031a, E. Drozdová - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The main objective of the course is to provide an overview on origins of genotypic and phenotypic variations in modern human populations in relations with adaptation mechanisms and strategies.
- Syllabus
- 1) Origin and causation of genotypic and phenotypic variations in humans (recombinations, genetic drift, selection, plasticity), quantification of human diversity 2) Historical overview to a term "race", typology of humans, racism, concept of race in modern science 3) Qualitative traits - distribution, pigmentation, eye color, hair color, morphology and structure, termoregulation, melanine and its importance in organism and in evolution 4) Quantitative traits - distribution, genetics of quantitative traits, body proportions, stature 5) Polymorphisms - HLA systems, ABO blood groups 6) Metabolism and nutrition strategies - basal metabolism, lactase intolerance, starvation, BMI index, overweight, obesity 7) Inflammatory and chronic diseases, alergies, congenital diseases 8) Ecological Anthropology. Adaptation, adaptability, acclimation, Bergmann's and Allen's rules 9) Interactions between physical, physiological and cultural adaptations, genetic, morphological and ethnical differences, population strukture and surnames 10) Comparisons between genetic, morphological and linguistic variations within and between populations
- Literature
- MORAN, Emilio F. Human adaptibility : an introduction to ecological anthropology. 2nd ed. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 2000, xxvi, 446. ISBN 0-8133-1254-X. info
- Human variability and plasticity. Edited by Barry Bogin - C. G. N. Mascie-Taylor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, xiv, 241. ISBN 0521453992. info
- BENEŠ, Jan. Homo sapiens sapiens : hominizace ve světle biologických behaviorálních a sociokulturních adaptací. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, 1990, 219 s. ISBN 8021001739. info
- BENEŠ, Jan. Ekologie člověka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1985, 287 s. info
- Assessment methods
- Lectures. The course is concluded with a written test.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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